EEL203/PS-1

EEL203 Electromechanics

Problem Set 1

1. Two coils, connected in series, have self inductance L1 = 2H and L2 = 3H respectively. Relative motion is
provided to these so that the mutual inductance varies as M = 0.5 cos 3t. Find the voltage across the series
combination if it is excited by (a) a DC current of magnitude I, and (b) an AC current given by Imcos 3t.
[(a) 3I sin 3t, (b) 15Im sin 3t 3Im sin 6t]

2. Consider two magnetically linked coils on a common magnetic core and identical number of turns. Initially,
both coils carry the same current. (a) By what factor does the stored magnetic energy change if the current in
one coil is doubled, keeping the other unchanged ? (b) If the two currents are maintained identical all the time
(say, by connecting the coils in series, by how much should they be increased to double the total stored
magnetic energy?
[(a) 9/4 (b) 2 ]

3. The air gap under a motor pole is 1.5mm in length, and the effective pole face area is 516cm2. The pole has a
winding of five turns mounted on it, with a total resistance of 0.05. Assuming the reluctance of the iron part
of the magnetic circuit to be 1/5 times that of the air gap, calculate the voltage drop across the coil when 150A,
25Hz current is passed through it.
[21V]

4. A 2kV, 50Hz transformer primary has 300 turns. The core has a 100cm mean path length, 1000cm2 cross
section, relative permeability of 1800, and results in iron loss amounting to 400W when the coil is excited from
a 2kV source. Calculate the primary no load current.
[0.36A]

5. The magnetisation curve of a core with 2000 turns coil is given by

& = 3.55 % 103 $ i 0.21
where the current is in amperes and the flux in webers. Find the inductance and energy stored for the
combination as a function of current.
[7.1i0.79H; 1.232i1.21J]